Do you know what you’ll be doing May 29 – June 4, 2019? Well, let me make a suggestion: a game-changing, larger-than-life opportunity is just around the corner and we want you to be part of it! A legendary “vintage experience” of Provence, our annual French Flea Market tour is a special tour created from […]

The weather has been gorgeous, sunny and warm, which means it’s time to start dreaming, planning and planting! Our garden is full of all sorts of plants selected specifically for gardens in this climate, drought and deer resistant, many of them are well suited for poor soil and other growing issues local gardeners face. Annie’s […]

Summer’s heat waves are over, and cool weather is on it’s way, this is the perfect time for those last outdoor picnics and barbecues… And what’s more fun than sitting around a table outside sharing a great meal, relaxing with friends and/or family? Here’s a peek at some of the great outdoor table sets we […]

For the more adventurous, here’s how we’ve used old sinks, tubs and other bathroom elements to spice up a garden area. It’s a different and fun way to incorporate items perhaps beyond their conventional use if they are chipped or rusty. Used as planters or water features, they’re sure to add whimsy and interest!

The garden’s alive with growing things, varieties that are heat, drought and deer-resistant, beautiful flowering plants, box-woods, yuccas and more… stop by and get some garden-ready lovelies to take home!

It may seem a little late to be looking for veggie stakes, as most gardeners are already harvesting by now… But then again: how cute are these rusty stakes?! They’d look great in any garden, vegetables or not…

A cupola is typically a small dome on a drum on top of a larger dome, adorning a roof or ceiling, though there are as many variations of cupolas as there are roofs! Check out some of the great examples of these lovely pieces of salvage architectural pieces we have at the Cottage! […]